Let me begin today by saying this: One of my favorite things to do in ministry is ‘leadership development’. Do you guys know what leadership is? Are you familiar with that term? I know that sometimes the leaders of this church think that our time together is just about coffee & scrambled eggs (when we meet for breakfast), but there’s a bigger picture. It’s really about people who love God first and foremost, willing to invest in each other’s lives in order to further God’s kingdom right where they’re at....
Folks, as we move to the very last chapter of Hebrews, we continue to be blessed by a God who loves us! Let me remind you of what we’ve learned together this summer. What has God done for us in the past? What is God doing for us today? And what will God be doing for us in the future? Our God is a God who has given us… HIS WORD … and JESUS as the perfect Messenger… REST … as only God can give… Jesus as a HIGH PRIEST...
Folks, last week we began a new series that will attempt to parallel the new church on the island of Crete—with its new pastor Titus—alongside the Church of today. As a reminder, we spoke of building a Christian foundation for community in a world that was anything but… That was the task at hand for the young pastor, Titus, and that’s the task we’re still called to today, as well… Eugene Peterson describes the work of Titus (NT book) in this way: “I want to characterize Titus’s pastoral task as...
